- Crispin spends the afternoon wandering around Great Wexly and continuing to be overawed by the big city.
- Finally he comes to the town square, where all the nice shops are; the square is anchored by two large buildings, one of which is a cathedral.
- Crispin overcomes his fear of the soldiers outside and enters the cathedral, where he sinks to his knees in awe of its size and opulence.
- Somebody else is on his knees in the cathedral, though we didn't really have him pegged as the praying type.
- It's John Aycliffe, our evil steward, and he's accompanied by lots of guards.
- Aycliffe turns around, catching sight of Crispin.
- He sets the guards on him, natch, so Crispin runs through the streets, looking for Bear…
- But he gets blocked by a tall man.